"Tell me, I'll forget. Show me, I may remember. But involve me and I'll understand."

Chinese Proverb

MISSIONU of U Global Health Initiative is a medical and public health based educational & service program designed to:

1) Provide a positive, meaningful educational experience for all participants

2) Engage with partner countries interested in a true collaboration to understand and solve health related issues at the local community level and evaluate success through measurable benchmark

3) Create long term solutions that promote community level sustainability, self-reliance, on-going progress and independence

4) Build a strong bond between the USA and partner countries by achieving mutual good through health diplomacy and bi-directional beneficiary programs

GOALTo provide medical, public health, educational and, if appropriate, economic development through education and service which will result in sustainable, self-reliant outcomes at the local community level

MODEL –A FOUR PHASE PROCESSPHASE 1 – MEDICAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM

Departments Participating Medical School

Who Participates Physicians, Professors & Students

What Dr. to Dr. Education, Student Exchange

Where Participating Hospital and College

Funding University Funding; Student Tuition, Grants

PHASE 1:Medical

ExchangeProgram

MODEL –A FOUR PHASE PROCESS PHASE 2 – PUBLIC HEALTH EXCHANGE PROGRAM

Dept. Public Health Medical School

Who Physicians, Profs. & Students Physicians, Profs. & Students

What P. H. Research and Education Exchange Dr. to Dr. Education, Student Exch.

Where Community Involvement Hospital and College

Funds University, Tuition, Grants University, Tuition, Grants

PHASE 2:Public

Health Research & Education

PHASE 1:Medical

ExchangeProgram

MODEL –A FOUR PHASE PROCESSPHASE 3 – COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Dept.

University wide Public Health Medical School

WhoPhysicians, Profs., Students &Volunteers

Physicians, Prof.s. & Students Physicians, Profs. & Students

What Translational research P. H. Research and Education Dr. to Dr. Education, Student Exch.

Where Community Community Involvement Hospital and College

Funds Private, Grants University, Tuition, Grants University, Tuition, Grants

PHASE 2:Public

Health Research & Education

PHASE 1:Medical

ExchangeProgram

PHASE 3:Community

DevelopmentProgram

MODEL –A FOUR PHASE PROCESSPHASE 4 – SUSTAINABLE TRANSLATION AND DISTRIBUTION

PHASE 2:Public

Health Research & Education

PHASE 1:Medical

ExchangeProgram

Dept.

University wide Public Health Medical School

WhoPhysicians, Profs., Students & Volunteers

Physicians, Prof.s. & Students Physicians, Profs. & Students

What Translational research P. H. Research and Education Dr. to Dr. Education, student exch.

Where Community Community Involvement Hospital and College

Funds Private University, Tuition, Grants University, Tuition, Grants

PHASE 4:Sustainability

PHASE 3:Community

DevelopmentProgram

PROVEN MODEL IN BARAKUMA, GHANA• Refined model with over 13 years in the

“foundation village” in Kumasi, Ghana‒ Continue to successfully run all four phases of model in

partnership with local community, government, hospital and school. Highlights include:

• On-going physician and student exchanges, site visits

• Public Health research in local disease and sanitation issues

• Funding and building of two K- 9 schools, village sanitation facility, community health station and development of viable money-making ventures

• Continue to unlock local human potential, reinforce local cultural, institutions and infrastructure

OtherGhanan villages

Outer villageswithin

Kumasi hospital’s

district

BarakesaVillage

(validationvillage)

BarakumaVillage

(foundation village)

EXPANDING MODELIN GHANA

EXPANDING MODELBEYOND GHANA

Markets selected based on:

1) Markets where U of U Global Health core competencies can be maximized

2) Local governments, communities, colleges and hospital agree to terms

3) Fit within the U of U priorities

TBD HainanChina

BarodaIndia

Ghana

HAINAN, CHINA INITIATIVE• Hainan Medical College contacted U of U with

interest in its global health program‒ Agreed with overall mission and goals‒ Agreed with local community and U of U partnership model‒ Believes participating in a “health diplomacy” program benefits

local doctors, students and residents of the community

• Conducted site inspection and initial discussion first quarter 2009‒ Working through logistics and scope of project‒ Hainan Medical College is on board, local government suppotive

but collaborative approach is unfamiliar

• This is key to success of program and collaboration must be procured before beginning the project